Stellar began life as Zip, edited by Ted White. With issue 8, published in 1956, White changed the name to Stellar and Larry Stark joined as co-editor. The two editors released Stellar until 1957.

Writing in Science Fiction Five Yearly, Ted White reminisces; "Stellar, which I put out on 1956 and 1957, is generally regarded as about the "best" fanzine I did in terms of fancy layout and production. Later, when I was putting out Void, Redd Boggs -- who had refused to trade his Skyhook for the scruffy little ZIP -- wrote me a letter awash in nostalgia for Stellar and the work I'd put into it.